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royal blue

noun
  1. a deep blue, often with a faint reddish tinge.
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Origin of royal blue

First recorded in 1810–20
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Examples from the Web for royal blue

Historical Examples of royal blue

  • He was a young man wearing the royal-blue uniform of a Space Cadet.

    Sabotage in Space

    Carey Rockwell

  • The shopkeeper described the automobile as a royal-blue limousine of twenty-four horse-power made by the firm of Peugeon & Co.

  • And upon all these expeditions she wore an air of conscious correctness and the royal-blue velvet cape.

    Little Aliens

    Myra Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for royal blue

royal blue

noun
    1. a deep blue colour
    2. (as adjective)a royal-blue carpet
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